Naxos
Berlioz: L'enfance Du Christ
$20.99
Details
- Composer
- BERLIOZ
- Artist
- Antoine, L, Jean-Claude, Garcin, Fernand, Casadesus, Bernardi
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Nov 05, 1998
- Catalog #
- 8553650-51
- UPC
- 730099465021
About
Berlioz's L'Enfance Du Christ is probably known primarily due to it's famous "Shepherd's Chorus" but it is a piece that once listeners discover it, they realize a true golden gem has been found. It is primarily a choral work which tells the story of what are called the Infancy Narratives in the New Testament. Scenes of the work are taken from both the scriptures and legends and include Herod visiting a soothsayer which predicts the birth of the Messiah, the Annunciation (Mary learning of the birth of Jesus), the birth itself, and the flight into Egypt. This recording by the Orchestre National du Lille under the direction of Jean-Claude Casadesus captures both the beauty and scope of the work.
Tracklist 21 tracks
- Disc 1
-
1 Part I: Herod's Dream - Narrator 01:48
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Narrator
- Duration
- 01:48
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Luc Viala
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
2 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 1 - Nocturnal March 08:13
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 1 - Nocturnal March
- Duration
- 08:13
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Etienne Vandier, Jean-Louis Serre
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
3 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 2 - Herod's Aria 07:31
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 2 - Herod's Aria
- Duration
- 07:31
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Fernand Bernardi
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
4 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 3 00:40
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 3
- Duration
- 00:40
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Louis Serre, Fernand Bernardi
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
5 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 4 - Herod and the Soothsayers 03:24
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 4 - Herod and the Soothsayers
- Duration
- 03:24
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Fernand Bernardi
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
6 Part I: Herod's Dream - The Soothsayers Make Cabbalistic Signs and Proceed with their Conjuration 05:52
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - The Soothsayers Make Cabbalistic Signs and Proceed with their Conjuration
- Duration
- 05:52
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Fernand Bernardi
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
7 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 5 - The Stable in Bethlehem 07:27
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 5 - The Stable in Bethlehem
- Duration
- 07:27
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
8 Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 6 05:08
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part I: Herod's Dream - Scene 6
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
9 Part II: The Flight into Egypt - Scene 1 - Overture 05:12
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part II: The Flight into Egypt - Scene 1 - Overture
- Duration
- 05:12
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
10 Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Shepherd's Farewell to the Holy Family 03:59
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Shepherd's Farewell to the Holy Family
- Duration
- 03:59
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
11 Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Holy Family's Repose 05:20
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Part II: The Flight into Egypt - The Holy Family's Repose
- Duration
- 05:20
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Luc Viala
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
- Disc 2
-
1 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Narrator 03:06
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Narrator
- Duration
- 03:06
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Luc Viala
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
2 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 1 - Within the City of Sais 05:14
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 1 - Within the City of Sais
- Duration
- 05:14
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
3 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 2 - In the House of the Ishmaelites 00:53
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 2 - In the House of the Ishmaelites
- Duration
- 00:53
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Antoine Garcin
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
4 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Grand Dieu! Quelle detresse! (The Father of the Family) 03:08
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Grand Dieu! Quelle detresse! (The Father of the Family)
- Duration
- 03:08
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Antoine Garcin
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
5 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Sur vos traits fatigues... (The Father of the Family) 02:59
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Sur vos traits fatigues... (The Father of the Family)
- Duration
- 02:59
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Antoine Garcin, Michel Piquemal
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
6 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Trio for two flutes and harp, played by the young Ishmaelites 06:47
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Trio for two flutes and harp, played by the young Ishmaelites
- Duration
- 06:47
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
7 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Vous pleurez, jeune mere! (The Father of the Family) 04:31
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Vous pleurez, jeune mere! (The Father of the Family)
- Duration
- 04:31
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Antoine Garcin, Michèle Lagrange, Michel Piquemal
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
8 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Lento 01:40
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Lento
- Duration
- 01:40
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
9 Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator 02:32
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival at Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator
- Duration
- 02:32
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Luc Viala
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus
-
10 Part III: The Arrival At Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator, Chorus 07:22
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Part III: The Arrival At Sais - Scene 3 - Epilogue. Narrator, Chorus
- Duration
- 07:22
- Composer
- Hector Berlioz
- Performer
- Jean-Luc Viala
- Ensemble
- Ile de France Vittoria Regional Choir, Orchestre National de Lille
- Conductor
- Jean-Claude Casadesus